Improvement in weather-boarding



LREYNOLDSQ WEATHER-BOARDING. $10,179,955. I Patented Ju1y18, 1876.

N.PETER$, PMDTU-LITNQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS REYNOLDS, o' EAST NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSteNoE T0 HIMSELF AND JAooBW. ERREGER, OF SAME PLAoE.

IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER-BOARDING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,955, dated July 18,1876 application filed January 22, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS REYNOLDS,

of East New York, Kings county, New York,

A represents the base, and B the upper, Sid-- ing-boards, which I"propose to tongue and groove together at the lap O, as shown, for

making better joints than are otherwise made, and I will preferably nailthem on through the tongue and grooves.

I am aware that siding has been rabbetjointed; but such joints are notsuflieiently effectual for excluding damp air and strong winds.

I propose to employ this method in roofboarding as well as siding.

Havin g thus described 1n y invention, Iclai m as new and desire toSecure by Letters Patent- Clapboard, siding, and roofingtongue-andgroove-jointed in the laps O, substantially as specified. 1

THOMAS REYNOLDS.

Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

